This Article is From Mar 08, 2016

UN Refugee Chief 'Deeply Concerned' By EU-Turkey Deal

UN Refugee Chief 'Deeply Concerned' By EU-Turkey Deal

The head of the UN refugee agency said he was "deeply concerned" by a proposed deal between the EU and Ankara.

Strasbourg, France: The head of the UN refugee agency today said he was "deeply concerned" by a proposed deal between the EU and Ankara to curb the migrant crisis that would involve people being sent back to Turkey.

"As a first reaction I'm deeply concerned about any arrangement that would involve the blanket return of anyone from one country to another without spelling out the refugee protection safeguards under international law," UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi told the European Parliament.


 
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